Romania hopes to delay nuclear plant shutdown after diverting Danube waters

Video 04 August 2026 After the Romanian Naval Forces detonated a massive block of stone that was obstructing Danube water flowing towards one of its arms (Old Danube) supplying Cernavoda nuclear power plant (NPP), the company’s management and the public water management company Apele Romane expect one of the two nuclear reactors would remain online several days more than the four to five expected if the water level drops at current rate. At the current decreasing rate of 2-3 cm per day, the Danube level close to Cernavoda NPP would have reached the minimum safe level for the functioning of the nuke within 4-5 days, according to prior official estimates cited by Mediafax. By diverting more water toward the Old Danube arm following the detonation of the rock, the Danube level close to Cernav